abstract | - During the Mandalorian Wars and Jedi Civil War, the squadron flew the Aurek tactical strikefighter as part of the fighter wing stationed aboard the Centurion-class battlecruiser Stalwart Defender. In 3,958 BBY the Marine flyers, along with their Navy counterparts in the 52nd Squadron, took part in the Raid on the Roche Asteroids. While the 52nd engaged a heavily-damaged Sith warship and its escort, the 23rd was responsible for demolishing the repair facilities located on the asteroid Cobalt J-27. During the Republic's counterattack at Iridonia, the squadron flew combat aerospace patrol for the Third Battalion. When Sith reinforcements arrived on the scene, the 23rd, along with the 52nd, attacked the vanguard of enemy interceptors head-on, dealing heavy damage to their opponents as the rest of Rear Admiral Hetton's task force hit the Interdictor cruisers from behind. The unit would continue active service under Admiral Forn Dodonna for the rest of the Iridonia-Lannik Campaign, later performing several tours of duty aboard various capital ships in interdiction patrol missions as well as participating in many of the war's key events, including battles at Taris and Rakata Prime.
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